Enjoy Swindon’s Outdoor Spaces

Swindon is well known for it’s outdoor beauty.

It has numerous outdoor parks, gardens, homesteads, and castles that date back for generations. Some of the gardens planted in Swindon were memorials planted by royalty. Others have flowers that are delicate blooms that are from the 17th century. The green spaces of Swindon are unique and worthy of a visit. Let us show you why you should include Swindon on your agenda.

The People Of Swindon

Swindon is a town that has been around since before the 13th century. By the 13th century we know it was a small village with a marketplace. We also know that many years before that date it was a Saxon Village. Today it is a thriving town in Wiltshire, England with a population of more than 222,000 people.

Swindon is located just 125.58 km (78 miles) from London. It is a very nice place to live and work or attend university. For information regarding moving to or living in the area click here. People come to Swindon to enjoy the shopping, dining, and exhibits that are provided. However, the average citizen of Swindon is much like the citizens of other English communities. Swindon is a wonderful place to grow plants. Gardening is very popular for people who live in the town. Of the adult population, 70% report they bet on the Irish Lottery and other lotteries on a regular basis. They also spend 25 hours per week watching TV and several hours per week listening to recorded music. Their favorite special treat is going out for a meal, usually dinner.

Old Town Gardens

Old Town Gardens is a beautiful Victorian garden. It is very popular and receives grand reviews online from visitors. Winter and summer people remark about the beauty of the trees. Of course, visiting in the months when the trees, flowers, and roses are in bloom is ideal. The park features a lake that is nearly 2 acres and it is home to many species of wildfowl. The squirrels are numerous and are used to visitors. If you remember to bring nuts, they will often eat from your hand. Birds will fly near to collect bread crumbs if you toss them a few. Remember to bring a picnic, you will want to spend some time in this lovely park.

Lydiard Park

Lydiard Park Is a house, church, and walled garden on 260 acres of beautiful land that was the ancestral home of the Viscounts Bolingbroke. The Palladian house is filled with the original family furnishings including portraits and the ornamental 18th century walled garden has been totally restored. The estate includes a beautiful lake and rolling green grass that will rival any park anywhere. The garden comes alive with color with spring flowers that include 17th-century tulip varieties, hyacinths, and crown imperials.

Barbury Castle - scheduled Iron Age hill fort

This is a very interesting place, and you are doing yourself a disservice if you do not experience it while in Swindon.

An Iron Age hill fort is a type of earthworks obvious in the landscape (when you view an area). It follows the contour of a hill and it consists of lines (sometimes one and sometimes more than one). This is the place where a fort stood in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age. It was there to protect a settlement like a military base of today. The time frame of the Barbury Castle is roughly the start of the first millennium and it was probably used by ancient Britons until the Roman conquest. The first date of record showing Barbury Castle is August of 1882.

It is legally classified as follows: This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance.

There have been several excavations and finds over the years. The items that have been found include but are not limited to:

Items from the Iron Age that are probably from a blacksmith shop

• Chariot wheel

• Furniture

• Nave-hoop

• Sickles

• spearheads

• Various iron tools

Some artifacts proved this fort was occupied during World War II by members of the United States Army.

There are many other places to go and things to do in Swindon. There are other parks, outdoor animal parks, safari-style parks, and museums. Most of these places expect to open for the 2021 season in mid-April. Some of the places you will want to check are:

• Wyvern Theatre
• Steam - Museum of the Great Western Railway
• Raves Farm
• St. Mary’s Church Purton
• St. Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze
• Rainbow Walk

If you can arrange to visit this spring, you will be impressed with the beauty of the area. Few cities can compete with Swindon when the flowers, trees, and shrubs are in bloom. Take the time to learn some of the histories of the area. Then set out to see this fascinating city and meet the people who live there. There is history everywhere you look and it will change the way you see the world. You should allow yourself some time. This is going to be a visit you will want to remember.